Quote from: Pandu Geddon on Today at 01:43:34 PM

Quote from: len01 on Today at 01:32:38 PM

Man City has lost its best performance and it is caused by several players who are no longer productive. We can see and compare Man City now with the previous season and in the previous season all City players were very productive in making contributions. But this season looks like they have lost their enthusiasm to pursue the title in any competition. So having a busy schedule or having a shorter schedule will not have any effect on Man City's performance. Except for making major changes in the new season. So this season Man City only has to fight to maintain its position so as not to get out of the top 4 positions.

Maybe the players are no longer productive, or Pep's tactics are starting to not work. Man City still has big-name players. It's just that maybe you're right that they may not be productive anymore.
Looking at Kevin De Bruyne's performance after injury, he didn't perform as well as before. So is İlkay Gündoğan who can no longer play as strong as before. They still help Man City, but they are not in their top form at the moment.
However, we see Man City winning titles in several seasons and becoming one of the strongest teams in Europe. What we see now is Man City in decline.

Manchester City are still struggling even after they showed signs of recovery a while back. It seems to me that they have lost belief and confidence in themselves. I think they have realized that they are no long the invincible team they used to be. Liverpool on the other are the favorites to win the title and they are in high spirits, they are motivated enough to take on City and unlike Arsenal, Liverpool will not bottle their title season.